Saturday, May 09, 2015

Altered Book Canvas by Denise van Deventer

Hello Everyone

It's Denise here today with a book canvas, which I made for my Mother for Mothers Day tomorrow.

This is obviously also tied in with Kay's gorgeous mood board this month.

~ May challenge Mood Board ~


So here's the book canvas that I made.


I took an old book, folded it open and then stuck it down onto the canvas.
Then I took lots and lots of gesso and applied this in and around the book, also along the pages and down the middle spine to keep the book open and in place.

Once this had all dried, then I used my wood grain stamps and inks and paints to colour the canvas and book, to give it that old world feel.


I used the very pretty Graphic 45 Place in Time papers.
The circle chipboard pieces and the little Scarab beetle are from UmWow Studio.

I crackled the circle chipboards and then heavily weathered them with sandpaper. 
The little Scarab was painted and highlighted with acrylic paints.


The resin heart is from Prima and was coloured with Distress Paint.


I used lots of pretty Petaloo flowers and die-cut leaves.  Underneath you might just be able to see the Celebr8 chipboard leaves that were also painted and highlighted with acrylic paints.

Along with the book canvas I made a little card to go with it.  I can actually tuck it between the pages of the book.


This project was really one of the most enjoyable projects I have done for ages and so easily came together.  I really hope my Mother likes it.

My Mother is quite a bit older than I am and I have not really had a very close relationship with her.  But I do love her very much and I appreciate all the little things that she does for me and my family! 

Now it's your turn....

You still can play along with our Mood Board this month...

Our sponsors provided prizes with international shipping included! Yay!!

1st Prize:
25 USD Gift Certificate from UmWowStudio



Random Prize:
Set of products from 7 Dots Studio




Sponsors:





UmWowStudio is a US based manufacturer of chipboard, stencils/masks, and flair for the general artsy community. Our products make great additions to cards and scrapbooking as well as mixed media pieces, altered art, tags, canvases, art journaling and more. Our chipboard is extra heavy duty to stand up to any mediums you can manage to throw at it. Our stencils and masks come in a super thick durable plastic to give your pieces extra dimension, and our flair is flat backed for easy use.

Connect with us! Visit us on FACEBOOK, view our BLOG, we're on INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST and our shop can be found at UmWowStudio.com

Website: http://umwowstudio.com/
Blog: http://umwowstudio.blogspot.com/


We are a team of creative women who cannot image their world without paper, glue and the creative process. Scrapbooking is our passion and we love to share our passion with other scrapbookers. For this reason, 7 Dots Studio exists. The quality of our products is our top priority. Our lines consist of papers, stickers, die-cut elements, clear stamps, stencils and chipboard pieces. You can find our products in scrapbooking stores around the world.





Thank you and we hope to see your beautiful creations!

We appreciate each and every challenge entry and share the designs that catch our eye on our facebook pageand Pinterest Boards. Look for your work there!

Wednesday, May 06, 2015

'Need you around' layout by Sylwia

Hello Arty Souls!

Sylwia here with my May project which celebrates new and incredible time in my life- motherhood.... My babygirl is 11 months and I am loving every minute with her! She full fills me completely...I have to say that motherhood its challenging at times but when you see the love in child's eyes...you just forget about whole world and you let this extraordinary feeling to bloom ...

This layout was inspired by Kay's beautiful moodboard



For this layout I used chipboards from our sponsor UmWowStudio, word stickers by 7 Dots studio and other embellishments by Prima







Our sponsors provided prizes with international shipping included! Yay!!

1st Prize:
25 USD Gift Certificate from UmWowStudio




Random Prize:
Set of products from 7 Dots Studio


Sponsors:



1

UmWowStudio is a US based manufacturer of chipboard, stencils/masks, and flair for the general artsy community. Our products make great additions to cards and scrapbooking as well as mixed media pieces, altered art, tags, canvases, art journaling and more. Our chipboard is extra heavy duty to stand up to any mediums you can manage to throw at it. Our stencils and masks come in a super thick durable plastic to give your pieces extra dimension, and our flair is flat backed for easy use.

Connect with us! Visit us on FACEBOOK, view our BLOG, we're on INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST and our shop can be found at UmWowStudio.com

Website: http://umwowstudio.com/
Blog: http://umwowstudio.blogspot.com/


We are a team of creative women who cannot image their world without paper, glue and the creative process. Scrapbooking is our passion and we love to share our passion with other scrapbookers. For this reason, 7 Dots Studio exists. The quality of our products is our top priority. Our lines consist of papers, stickers, die-cut elements, clear stamps, stencils and chipboard pieces. You can find our products in scrapbooking stores around the world.


Thank you and we hope to see your beautiful creations!

We appreciate each and every challenge entry and share the designs that catch our eye on our facebook pageand Pinterest Boards. Look for your work there!


Monday, May 04, 2015

April Challenge Winners!

April Challenge Winners!

Hello Artsy Souls! Sylwia here:) It is time to announce the winners! I have to say that our team has a very difficult challenge every month:) It is not easy to pick the best project as all of them are really good! Your creativity is just mind blowing! Thank you so much  for taking part in our challenge, your art work is truly amazing!   Before we share the winners, we want to thank our generous April sponsor: Zeus and Zoe Etsy shop


Our Design Team voted and the winner of the 1st Prize, Spring Kit from Zeus and Zoe  is 
Athanasia


Congrats Athanasia! Please email Cathi at cathioneill@gmail.com to claim your prize. Please put Berry71Bleu April Winner in your subject line. You are also invited to Guest Design for our May Challenge. Please email Cathi to accept your invitation. Feel free to proudly display this badge on your blog! 


The Random Winner of  15$ gift certificate from Zeus and Zoe is  Erika


Congrats Erika! Please contact Cathi at cathioneill@gmail.com  to claim your prize. Please put Berry71Bleu April Winner in your subject line.

The Design Team would like to feature a few of our favourite entries:
Ladies please grab this badge to display on your blog.


Kay is hosting our May Challenge.
Please check out the details of the challenge HERE.



Saturday, May 02, 2015

All About Mom - May2015 Challenge by Kay

Welcome to May Berry71Bleu fans!  Kay here hosting this month's challenge.  For this month I felt that mom & the concept of motherhood needed a well deserved tribute.  In several parts of the world, including the United States, May is the month where we celebrate Mother's Day.  With this in mind--the challenge for May is: 
All About Mom - Pay tribute to your own mom or create a project based on your own thoughts & feelings about being a mom.

The mood board was created with several thoughts & quotes on mom or motherhood along with photos that I felt represented the bond between a mother & child.

So here I am with my own little guy.  He's my one & only & I can't even put into words how complete he made me once he came into this world.  There's not one day that he doesn't make me smile or forget about my worries.  All he has to do is hug me & all my stress is gone.  I still find it amazing to see a little part of me running around--he's got my eyes, my sense of humor & my wit.  He's a small version of me & he encourages me to stay young at heart & reminds me of the innocence of child hood on a daily basis.  

Being a mom is a very fulfilling emotion mixed in with anticipation--since I wonder daily about the man he's going to grow up to be--joy, love & a pinch of fear since I worry daily if I'll be equipped to get him adequately prepared for all the obstacles, ups & downs he'll encounter along this long journey we call 'Life'.


For my layout I've used papers from the 'Classique - Beauty' collection by Authentique.  The collection consists of grays, blacks & yellows--I added the red to give my page a bold splash of color.

I've incorporated a few square chipboard pieces by Um Wow Studio as embellishments.  I left the chipboard pieces bare because I felt they coordinated fine with my page--these chipboard pieces can be altered to your liking if needed.  They can be heat embossed, painted, misted, glittered...etc...



I chose this saying 'forever & more' because it represents how long I plan on being there for him.  Even when he's old & gray--he'll still be my little guy.  :-)


This butterfly embellishment is hand made by yours truly.  This is a tid-bit from my Etsy shop & is part of the 'Sentiment on Wings' collection.  I felt that the saying 'You are my sunshine' was so very appropriate for the theme of my page.


Looking forward to seeing all of your creations!  

Now onto this months prizes....

Our sponsors provided prizes with international shipping included! Yay!!

1st Prize:
25 USD Gift Certificate from UmWowStudio




Random Prize:
Set of products from 7 Dots Studio


Sponsors:



1

UmWowStudio is a US based manufacturer of chipboard, stencils/masks, and flair for the general artsy community. Our products make great additions to cards and scrapbooking as well as mixed media pieces, altered art, tags, canvases, art journaling and more. Our chipboard is extra heavy duty to stand up to any mediums you can manage to throw at it. Our stencils and masks come in a super thick durable plastic to give your pieces extra dimension, and our flair is flat backed for easy use.

Connect with us! Visit us on FACEBOOK, view our BLOG, we're on INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST and our shop can be found at UmWowStudio.com

Website: http://umwowstudio.com/
Blog: http://umwowstudio.blogspot.com/


We are a team of creative women who cannot image their world without paper, glue and the creative process. Scrapbooking is our passion and we love to share our passion with other scrapbookers. For this reason, 7 Dots Studio exists. The quality of our products is our top priority. Our lines consist of papers, stickers, die-cut elements, clear stamps, stencils and chipboard pieces. You can find our products in scrapbooking stores around the world.


Thank you and we hope to see your beautiful creations!

We appreciate each and every challenge entry and share the designs that catch our eye on our facebook pageand Pinterest Boards. Look for your work there!

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